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<p><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt">You're invited to a private, limited attendance meetup at Barley's Brewing Company</span></b><br>
<span style="font-size:10.0pt">IBM is holding an exclusive client event and they've offered a limited number of seats for students and faculty on a first come first serve basis.</span><br>
<br>
<span style="font-size:10.0pt">We'll have a private meetup just for students from 2 to 3:30pm to learn about the servers that large scale enterprises use to run their businesses.
</span><br>
<span style="font-size:10.0pt">Bring your laptop because we'll be going through the opening challenges of Master the Mainframe contest so you can get hands-on experience.</span><br>
<br>
<span style="font-size:10.0pt">At 3:30, we're invited to join the main event to learn about the latest advancements in IBM Z technology.
</span><br>
<span style="font-size:10.0pt">From 5 to 6pm, you'll have a chance to network with top executives from the area.
</span><br>
<span style="font-size:10.0pt">It's better than a career fair, you'll be making personal connects with key people at the best companies in Dallas.</span><br>
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<b><span style="font-size:10.0pt">When</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt">: Tuesday, Oct 24th from 2 to 6 pm</span><br>
<b><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Where:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt"> Barley's Brewing Company</span><br>
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<br>
<span style="font-size:10.0pt">If you're interested in attending, register at </span>
<a href="file:///C:/Users/IBM_ADMIN/AppData/Local/Temp/notes32C5CD/www.ibm.com/events/Z2017"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">www.ibm.com/events/Z2017</span></b></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt"> immediately to reserve your
seat.</span><br>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt">Prior to attending, please:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<ul type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt">Register for our contest that we will be working on during lunch at
</span><a href="masterthemainframe.com"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">masterthemainframe.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt">Install the pre-req software on your laptops (you'll need to bring a laptop with you) following the instructions at
</span><a href="http://mtm2017.mybluemix.net/connectivity_guide/connectivity_guide_software.html"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">http://mtm2017.mybluemix.net/connectivity_guide/connectivity_guide_software.html</span></a><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt">You are allowed, and encouraged, to start the contest prior to the event. We'll have staff available to help you through any questions, so it's wise to leverage that help for the harder parts of the contest.</span><o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt">______________________________________________________________________________________________</span><br>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt">Thanks,</span><br>
<span style="font-size:10.0pt">Misty</span><br>
<span style="font-size:10.0pt">__________________________</span><br>
<span style="font-size:10.0pt">Misty V. Decker, PMP</span><br>
<span style="font-size:10.0pt">Program Manager, IBM Z Academic Initiative</span><br>
<span style="font-size:10.0pt">Poughkeepsie, NY </span><br>
<span style="font-size:10.0pt">(845) 435-3082 </span><br>
<br>
<b><span style="font-size:10.0pt">learn more:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt"> ibm.biz/zskills
</span><br>
<b><span style="font-size:10.0pt">join us: </span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt">ibm.biz/zadvocate</span><br>
<b><span style="font-size:10.0pt">compete:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt"> ibm.biz/masterthemainframe</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><img border="0" width="406" height="114" style="width:4.2291in;height:1.1875in" id="_x0000_i1025" src="cid:image004.jpg@01D33905.DF05B7F0"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><a href="http://unchaintheframe.com/"><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">http://unchaintheframe.com/</span></a><br>
<br>
<img border="0" width="591" height="64" style="width:6.1562in;height:.6666in" id="_x0000_i1026" src="cid:2__=0ABB0B3BDF96F0588f9e8a93df938690918c0AB@"><br>
<a href="https://developer.ibm.com/linuxone/"><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">https://developer.ibm.com/linuxone/</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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